Anopheles latens explained

The Anopheles latens mosquito (part of the An. leucosphyrus group)^[1] is an important vector for the transmission of malaria in humans and monkeys in Southeast Asia.^[2] It is an important vector for the transmission of human malaria in Sarawak; but because it is attracted to both humans and to macaques it is also responsible for the transmission of simian malarias to humans (Plasmodium knowlesi^[3] and possibly P. inui^[2] as well).

Anopheles latens tends to bite from 6 p.m. throughout the night, peaking at midnight.^[3] It is found in forests and at forest fringes, but tends not to enter human dwellings.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Sallum MA, Peyton EL, Wilkerson RC . Six new species of the Anopheles leucosphyrus group, reinterpretation of An. elegans and vector implications. . Med Vet Entomol . 19 . 158 - 99 . 10.1111/j.0269-283X.2005.00551.x . 2005 . 15958025 . 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170927150003/http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=ADA511594 . dead . September 27, 2017 .
2. 1962 . Anopheles leucosphyrus identified as a vector of monkey malaria in Malaya . Science . 137 . 758 . 14006429 . 10.1126/science.137.3532.758 . Wharton, R.H. . Eyles . DE . Warren . M . Moorhouse . DE . 3532.
3. Vythilingam I, Tan CH, Asmad M, Chan ST, Lee KS, Singh B . Natural transmission of Plasmodium knowlesi to humans by Anopheles latens in Sarawak, Malaysia . Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg . 2006 . 100 . 1087 - 88 . 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.02.006 . 16725166 . 11 .